Charles Michel, the president of the European Council, arrived in the Qatari capital Doha on Wednesday.
He is on a diplomatic mission with the European Union to discuss various issues such as the war in Ukraine and the energy crisis, AFP reports.
The visit is “an important signal of our political will to strengthen ties with Qatar” in several areas such as “energy, economic development and global security”, Michel said.
He will meet several people during his visit, including Sheikh Tamim ben Hamad Al-Thani, the Emir of Qatar, and the Minister of Energy, Saad Sherida al-Kaabi.
Gas shortages are looming in Europe this winter as the Russian state gas company recently announced the shutdown of the critical Nord Stream 1 pipeline. Qatar is one of the principal gas producers in the world.